sh#t waffle

On 02/05/2024 at 22:43, Jairzinho said:

The only team who would pay those valuations is Manchester United.

And would anyone bet against them putting in some speculative bids?

Avocados have never seemed that pricey when I've been there - went to buy some ginger a couple of years ago during a shortage and nearly had a heart attack, mind.

Postecoglou is really annoying, maaaaate. I actually move to Sydney TOMORROW, and apart from huntsman spiders I think constant talk about Ange is the thing I'm least looking forward to.

1 hour ago, Bjornebye said:

Everyone’s favourite whipping boy. 

Do you really believe that? I don't think we have another player who gets as much credit for any little positive thing he does. The crowd loves him. And (almost) no one on here is saying that he's the only problem, or that Mo has been any better than him in recent weeks. The difference is that Mo is one of our best ever players, with 6 largely brilliant seasons behind him. Darwin has now been here for almost two years, and apart from flashes he just doesn't look reliable enough for a title chasing side.

When he's playing at his peak form and confidence, he looks potentially brilliant. But surely we now have a large enough sample size to say that the peaks are the anomaly, not the troughs?

1 hour ago, Lee909 said:

battered them but couldn't finish

He clearly gets us etc.

Totally agree Code, I'd sell Mo and Darwin too.

8 minutes ago, Bernard Diomede said:

And yet we still finished second in each of those years. Maybe this year the footballing gods have other plans for us, despite not being quite as good as previous! 

Yep, let's hope so.

In the two years where we came second by a point, we had the air of a title winning team throughout the season. I can't think of a single point this season where I've really felt that. Don't get me wrong. I've loved it, and it's been a huge bonus to see us competitive again after such a rebuild. And if Jurgen was staying I'd be confident of this side smashing everyone next season. But my feeling is that we're currently a bit like Rodgers' 13-14 side, or indeed Arsenal last year (albeit with better players and a better manager). We have obvious flaws which I'm not sure the other two challengers do (I watched Arsenal against Brighton and while they weren't amazing, they were efficient and ruthless). It's so draining to constantly have to go to the well game after game, and it's rarely sustainable over the course of a season.

Of course, we're only second on goal difference so I think to say we have no chance is ridiculous. But I can't shake the feeling we're the side most likely to drop away.

12 minutes ago, Karl_b said:

 

Bye-oppick, shirley?

 

Like biography, you don't say bio-graphy, do you?!

Pretty sure Mark Kermode says bi-oh-pic, and he's about the biggest film nerd I can think of.

Biopic. Also, until embarrassingly recently I thought segue and 'segway' were totally different words.

8 hours ago, Lee909 said:

I think the delay has been to stop them ending up in administration and being relegated on that points deduction. 

How has delaying done that though? They're haemorrhaging money every day, so surely the delay only makes administration more likely?

There's a lot that winds me up about this country. But the way in which the tories will manage to sweep this under the carpet without returning a penny, while simultaneously using Labour's links with the unions as a successful attack line, is one of the main ones. Absolute bunch of boot lickers.

You're all so suspicious. Don't you know that we're British, and as such are above corruption - we leave that kind of grubbiness to the foreigns.

1 hour ago, Total Longo said:

 

I liked him better when he was in Wah! 

Always found her really annoying when she presented The Evening Session though.

2 minutes ago, Joey8FrogsLegs said:

I’m a massive fan of Hansen, but he comes second behind Van Dijk on the list of our best CBs ever.

 

Van Dijk was probably the best player in the world a few years ago, and is probably still the best CB. 

Definitely. I still think between the start of his first full season and the injury, he might be the best player I've ever seen play for the club, regardless of position.

I thought he was done last season - the drop off seemed too steep, and probably terminal. But he's been brilliant this season, 90% of the player he was pre-Pickford - which makes him the best defender in the world again.

Sam Cunningham is a dreadful journo so I'd imagine the story is bullshit.

That's an absolute joke. Does this mean they'll escape the further punishment, or does it mean they're likely to get another 6 points deduction?

https://x.com/neiljonesgoal/status/1761750017855869213?s=46&t=5WR6M42FScbJ5TmAhFSUIg

But equally, they are twats and I hate them.

Yeah they'll get through easily.

36 minutes ago, Creator Supreme said:

And Klopp's BVB lost a DFB Cup Final to Wolfsburg.

 

Doesn't alter the fact that Chelsea will stuff us.

As always, am torn between saying 'wind it in, for once in your fucking life please wind it in and spare us all from your relentless, forced negativity' and 'crack on, it's clearly working'.

Wiley used to be a brilliant MC, but he's a monumental twat.

Pochettino also thought Spurs deserved to beat us in the Champions League final - a pretty much complete mismatch in which we had about eleven extra gears we could have gone to if we'd needed to, but didn't because Spurs were shit.

24 minutes ago, sir roger said:

 

Not if they don't manage to get the ball into our half it isn't.

Sounds really easy, hope we try it.